Nomsa mazwai, otherwise known as nomisupasta will be rereleasing her south african. Nomisupasta, born nomsa mazwai, is a south african musician with a sound and personality like no other. Thandiswa mazwai was born in eastern cape in 1976 the year of the soweto uprising and grew up almost entirely in soweto, johannesburg, amidst the heavy apartheid township violence of the 1980s. Neil mccartney its been a while since weve heard from nomsa mazwai or.
Nomisupasta is the eloquent and ingenious fusion of who nomsa chooses to be and who she was born to bethis free, creative spirit who uses her voice to advocate. She uses her music to challenge everything from awardwinning alternative afrosoul singer nomisupasta, brings her highoctane, colourful performance style to the soweto theatre stage. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Armed with an ma, she is an artist who tackles issues. Listen to both tracks on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Nomsa mazwai, a south african fulbright scholar in the graduate school. Behind the hustlenomisupasta takes on the world of. Nomsa mazwai s album, nomisupasta in this special thanksgiving edition of the african voices podcast, we bring you an interview with south african musician nomsa mazwai.
Am roots music is proud to have nomi supasta a south african music award winner aka nomsa mazwai. Maybe i should try to be a little more coy maybe i should try to play hard to get maybe i should wait for you to make the first move what in life makes it all up to he why cant i be the one to pick him up this time it is what it is this is what it feels like you do what you do you go where it takes you you go where it takes you let go let it take you maybe i should have been less straight to. Nomsa mazwai, a south african fulbright scholar in the graduate school of arts and sciences at fordham, won the category best alternative music album. Produced and released nomsa mazwais ep nomisupasta ep, 2010 produced black golds debut album welcome to the family, 2010 remixed before you kiss me by singer vanda may from portugal for sushi raw records, 2010. Nomsa mazwai goes back to her roots at the soweto theatre. Nomsa mazwai, the younger sister of musician thandiswa and poet ntsiki mazwai, is expecting her first child and she recently had a surprise baby shower thrown for her. Nomsa mazwai is expecting baby number 2 elegance 7. Iped student wins south african music award fordham news. Nomsa mazwai nomsa mazwai is an inspiring writer, poet, leader, musician and artist, born in johannesburg in 1985. Nomsa mazwai is expecting baby number 2 mbare times. Nomisupasta, whose real name is nomsa mazwai, is an outspoken artist who sees music as a way of changing the world. Jul 21, 2017 maybe i should try to be a little more coy maybe i should try to play hard to get maybe i should wait for you to make the first move what in life makes it all up to he why cant i be the one to pick him up this time it is what it is this is what it feels like you do what you do you go where it takes you you go where it takes you let go let it take you maybe i should have been less straight to. On a lighter note it asks, why should i wait for you to make the first move. She was a public speaker and represented her school in competitions, serving as the deputy head of minerva, the chairperson of public speaking and the head of the.
You will be able to download the album nomisupasta off itunes in. Maybe i nomisupasta aftown the artists you know, the. Losing myself nomisupasta aftown the artists you know. It takes a lot to stand out when your siblings are talented artists like thandiswa and ntsiki mazwai. Eitan prince the biggest change came when idecided to stand at the frontlines of creating a world thatshowed people the bene. Her debut ep winning a south african music award, she went on to work with world famous house music dj, black coffee on the international hit single traveller. Stream tracks and playlists from nomisupasta on your desktop or mobile device. I have travel lands ive moved, through spaces through time ive changed, all the colours my life is a pain, pain i came in india. Nomisupasta, an album by nomsa mazwai on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Listen to nomsa mazwai soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create new york. Armed with an ma, she is an artist who tackles issues from love to politics.
Singersongwriter nomsa mazwai is to set the stage ablaze at the soweto theatre on the 28 th january at 20h00. View information, contact details and events for nomisupasta. A wonderful acoustic version of nomisupastars maybe i live at indievisuals, which took place 24 september 2014 out at curiocity backpackers nomsa is. Congratulations to singersongwriter nomsa mazwai who announced recently through a photoshoot that she is pregnant with her second child. A star in her own right nomsa mazwai wits vuvuzela. Nomisupasta mazwai doesnt think youre rich if you dont have manicured trees nomsa mazwai just made our day. Nomisupastas nononsense love song maybe i okayafrica. Being a parent means every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth and change. Mazwai tackles simmering racial tensions with music.
I knew the date and i had to send names of people i wanted there, but thats all i knew. She is also a sister to the poet ntsiki mazwai, who is an author, social activist, producer, and blogger. Its a remixed ep of nomisupasta hit record supasta. Nomsa is known as nomisupasta resulting from her personality and her creativity. The former lovers put their differences aside to celebrate the special occasion. South african neosoul songstress nomsa mazwai aka nomisupasta comes out with visuals for her jazzinfluenced, prolove song maybe i. Mazwai finished nomisupasta shortly before moving to new york to. Featured on her 2010 selftitled ep, the track asks why. She is a sister to nomsa mazwai with whom they have a healthy sibling rivalry. Nomisupasta was born in 1985, in a soweto that was ablaze with the hope of freedom. So the everyday joy, fun, sunshine that was in the first stomach is now drawing the second piece of. From an early age nomsa demonstrated a desire to excell. Musician nomsa mazwai aka nomisupastar speaks to the citizen at tashas in nicolway, 18 august 2015.
Stream tracks and playlists from nomsa mazwai on your desktop or mobile device. Community developer growing up with her single parent father and her two wellknown and respected musician sisters. A big congratulations go out to nomi and her partner has the arrival of the precious new bundle of joy. Outspoken, and never ashamed to stand with her opinions, her music and other many talents will change your life.
Taking to instagram, she shared drawings by her firstborn of her pregnant belly. She also goes by the name thandiswa mazwai belede, in honour of her mother belede who passed away at the age of 38. Oct 10, 2016 meet nomisupasta, nomsa mazwai has had an impressive career. Artist nomsa mazwai aka nomisupasta has announced her second pregnancy in a beautiful shoot. Nomsa mazwai sampled nomsa mazwais what kind of love. Thandiswa mazwai and ntsiki mazwai, soweto born and bred nomsa mazwai is now residing in a small town called hamburg. A student in fordhams graduate program in international political economy and development iped won a 2011 south african music award for her newly released album, nomisupasta. Check out nomisupasta by nomsa mazwai on amazon music. For this episode, african voices teamed up with enkay boateng from legend talk radio to interview nomsa and play some of her music. This amazing woman is an academic with a masters degree from new york city, a published author and poet. This is a must have deep house, soulful and jacking record amroots presented in miami wmc11. Even with the disaster that was the south african music awards samas, this past weekend, south africans got to see the different talent in the industry from the nominee list and performances on the twoday event. The talented mazwais are expecting an addition to their family with nomsa close to delivering a baby girl. This all round super star and everyday african is a fulbgight scholar with a masters from fordham univeristy in international political economy and development, two postgraduate certificates, one in emerging markets and the second in public finance which she recently graduated from at the wits school of governance.
This all round super star and everyday african is a fulbgight scholar with a masters from. Nomsa mazwai with you free download nomsa said she was a bad baby sister and she wasnt proud of some things she did, even hinting at the pair coming to blows. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Soweto theatre general manager nomsa mazwai 32 shares her love of the arts and vision to expand the theatres reach in soweto. Jul 31, 2011 nomisupasta nomisupasta djeff afrozila kazukuta mix by nomsa mazwai, released 31 july 2011. Nomsa mazwai is a johannesburg transplant living in new york who won a south african music award earlier this year for nomisupasta. Nomsa mazwai chats about being compared to her sisters. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Listen to nomisupasta soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create nyc. Thandiswa mazwai and stoan seate reunited over the weekend to celebrate their daughters 17th birthday.
Nomsa mazwais album, nomisupasta in this special thanksgiving edition of the african voices podcast, we bring you an interview with south african musician nomsa mazwai. Fundiswa nkwanyana im a sowetoborn and bred musician, poet, author and painter. Download real house and electronic music in aiff, wav and mp3 format. Despite the twar between ntsiki and stoan two years ago, in which nstiki accused him of being an absent father, it was smiles all round at the birthday. Dec 30, 2019 nomisupasta by stage and nomsa mazwai by might. Join facebook to connect with nomsa mazwai and others you may know. Aug 19, 2019 nomsa mazwai with you free download nomsa said she was a bad baby sister and she wasnt proud of some things she did, even hinting at the pair coming to blows. The third daughter to a school teacher and a journalist, both her parents were active in politics.
Nomisupasta nomisupasta djeff afrozila kazukuta mix by nomsa mazwai. Nomisupasta nomisupasta djeff afrozila kazukuta mix by nomsa mazwai, released 31 july 2011. Nomsa mazwai aka nomisupasta the birth of my daughter. However, that has not stood in the way of nomsa mazwai, better known as nomisupasta. Both her parents, belede and thami mazwai, were journalists and antiapartheid political activists, and she recollects that her home was filled with books, articles and thick with. Mazwai has traded in her fast city life for this slow and serene town located in the eastern cape. In the picture, nomsa and her partner are holding her baby bump while her firstborn draws a picture of her pregnant mom. Apr 03, 2020 congratulations to singersongwriter nomsa mazwai who announced recently through a photoshoot that she is pregnant with her second child. Nomisupasta djeff afrozila kazukuta mix, by nomsa mazwai.
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